Lexmark X544dw: included Wi-Fi and reversing Legal scans review

Wireless placement for a small mixed-document office

The Lexmark X544dw is the X544 family configuration with an included wireless radio as well as automatic print duplex, copying, analog fax and reversing duplex scanning. US part 26C0400 also retains wired Ethernet and USB computer connections. It fits a small office that wants to position a shared color MFP away from an Ethernet socket while keeping ordinary computer scanning in the workflow.

The deciding qualifications are the scanner's reversing method and the platform's age. Two-sided originals turn inside the feeder rather than passing two sensors in one transit. The built-in radio also does not by itself establish current mobile protocols. Lexmark marks the machine discontinued, so verify the intended software and network setup before choosing an offered unit.

Configure the network before creating scan profiles

The exact US specification includes 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 10/100 Ethernet and USB Type-B. This distinguishes the dw from family variants that list an external wireless print server as an option. For wireless installation, gather the network name and matching security settings, then follow the setup software's connection prompts. A temporary installation cable is not the same thing as the final network route.

Network computer scanning uses a configured destination. The guide provides browser-based Scan Profile and ScanBack routines: select the output settings and location on the computer, create the profile, then recall it at the printer. Check the destination permissions and a completed sample file. USB computer scanner software is documented separately and should be verified with the intended operating system.

Neither historical Bonjour or IPP terminology nor the presence of Wi-Fi establishes AirPrint, Mopria or Wi-Fi Direct here. If a phone-only workflow is essential, choose a printer with an explicitly supported protocol and current setup instructions. The front Type-A port has separate supported flash-drive print and scan functions; it is not the USB socket used to connect the computer.

Use the full glass area when needed

The scanner glass explicitly accepts originals up to 8.5 by 14 inches. That supports full-length Legal capture as well as Letter and A4, including documents that should not be fed automatically. Place fragile pages, photos, small items and suitably thin book pages on the glass at the marked corner.

The 50-sheet reversing feeder handles suitable loose Letter, Legal and A4 originals. Load pages faceup with the short edge first, adjust the guides and select the actual original-side setting. Reversing duplex capture is automatic, but a single-pass requirement calls for different hardware. Color scanning preserves colored markings, while color laser printing is a separate output capability.

For fax, connect an appropriate telephone path and enter the station information. The ordinary fax arrangement is analog; the wireless computer network does not replace its phone connection. Digital telephone services require their documented equipment and individual checks.

Keep paper capacity and optional hardware distinct

The supplied paper system is a 250-sheet drawer and one-sheet manual feed, declared as 250+1 using 20-pound or 75-gsm paper. Letter, Legal and A4 each fit the ordinary drawer stack. The additional 550-sheet drawer and 100-sheet multipurpose feeder belong to the optional Duo Drawer. The stated 900+1 maximum therefore requires extra hardware.

Automatic print duplex is included, but the reviewed paper-size table does not separately establish its exact size subset. Check the precise paper and driver choice for a required two-sided job. Suitable grain-long paper from 60–105 gsm is the documented duplex media range; envelopes, labels, card stock and transparencies do not belong in that duplex path. Envelopes instead use the instructed one-sided manual feed.

Lexmark recommends 800–3,000 printed pages per month. The much higher 55,000-page maximum duty figure is not that recommendation. Up-to-25-ppm black or color Letter printing is also explicitly one-sided, separate from scan or automatic print-duplex performance.

Inspect an earlier unit as a complete system

The original US package declares 2,500-page black and 2,000-page color Return Program toner under ISO/IEC 19798. Extra-high replacements reach 6,000 black and 4,000 color pages. Match cartridge region and conditions, and inspect remaining toner and separate imaging or waste components rather than assuming a used machine retains its original package.

The 60-pound body needs room for the glass lid, extended paper, cables and service access. Check its electrical label and actual condition. If modern mobile printing or intensive single-pass digitizing is central, a more recent explicitly documented MFP is the sensible comparison. For a moderate computer-based office, the X544dw's included network options are its main distinction.